Bridgeport
Job Description • Operates a tractor-trailer or truck with a capacity of at least 26,000 pounds. General Accountabilities • Checks vehicles to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order., • Maneuvers trucks into loading or unloading positions, following signals from loading crew and checking that vehicle and loading equipment are properly positioned., • Collects delivery instructions from appropriate sources, verifying instructions and routes., • Maintains logs of working hours or of vehicle service or repair status, following applicable state and federal regulations., • Reports vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles., • Secures cargo for transport, using ropes, blocks, chain, binders, or covers., • Drives trucks to weigh stations before and after loading and along routes to document weights and to comply with state regulations., • Drives trucks with capacities greater than three tons, including tractor-trailer combinations, to transport and deliver products, livestock, or other materials., • Obtains receipts or signatures for delivered goods and collect payment for services when required., • Inventories and inspects goods to be moved to determine quantities and conditions., • Operates equipment to exchange necessary information with bases, supervisors, or other drivers., • Performs basic vehicle maintenance tasks, such as adding oil, fuel, or radiator fluid or performing minor repairs., • Checks conditions of trailers after contents have been unloaded to ensure that there has been no damage., • Reads bills of lading to determine assignment details., • Couples or uncouples trailers by changing trailer jack positions, connecting or disconnecting air or electrical lines, or manipulating fifth-wheel locks., • Checks all load-related documentation to ensure that it is complete and accurate., • Reads and interprets maps to determine vehicle routes., • Cranks trailer landing gear up or down to safely secure vehicles., • Loads and unloads trucks, or helps others with loading and unloading, operating any special loading-related equipment on vehicles and using other equipment as necessary., • Removes debris from loaded trailers., • Education: Successful completion of professional truck driving school, • Experience: 1-2 years of experience as a truck driver, • Judgment and decision making, • Operation monitoring, • Time management, • Troubleshooting, • Equipment maintenance